[notes] Always A Mess
Which is good news, in a way.
Sympolymathesy, by Chris Krycho
Learning in public: on theology, technology, ethics, software, politics, art, and more.
Latest posts
[journal] Impressively Capable, Impressively Foolish
A little report on the state of contemporary LLM -based tools.
[notes] New Book Day
Is there a better kind of day?
[notes] Keep Going
Robin Sloan on the only way you ever finish things .
[notes] Finishing Things
In this case, a book chapter.
[journal] You Can Rightly Judge Things You Have Not Tried
This actually isn’t that complicated; stop letting people lie to you.
[photos] Photos: Boston, April 2026
Never miss an opportunity to take good photos!
[notes] Asking: Should I Take Notes on This?
Trying to prod myself a little into reading more carefully.
[library] turning barges
running as a helpful tool for training our emotions.
[notes] On the Rust Book Maintenance
It is indeed not optimal. Unfortunately, it is also hard to solve.
[journal] Collaboratives: A Proposal
An idea for indie folks working together.
[notes] Do Not Despair of Good Work
Telling myself this a lot right now about my composing “career”, such as it is/not.
[notes] Trying a New Approach to Note-Taking on Books
Taking a page (no pun intended!) from Eleanor Konik’s book.
[notes] true-myth.dev
Giving this project its own proper home at last!
[notes] Experimenting with Pomodoro Timer Durations
It’s only taken me over a decade to getting around to realizing this was not only an option but a good idea.
[notes] Multitasking
It’s still terrible for us all.
[notes] An Ice Cold Take on CI Config Systems
My opinion on YAML probably won’t surprise you.
[notes] Crowd-Sourcing: Metaphors for LLMs and AI
Help me make this essay as robust as it can be!
[journal] 2026 Boston Marathon Race Report
I did it, and I did it fast !
[library] recovery… is a hopeful act
…and resilience is a virtue I have been building all-too uncomfortably these past five months.
[journal] Humans Are Amazing
We took a family ski trip and it provoked no little astonishment.
[notes] Just Let Me Share a Silly Little App with My Friends, Okay?
Having an App Store is fine. Only having an App Store is not. Or: the right to install .
[journal] Noticing, and Solving, Technical Problems in a Codebase
And a requisite aside about large language models.
[notes] What Happened to February?
Work. So much work!
[notes] Exporting Graphic Slices From Dorico
One of those handy features you don’t necessarily appreciate until you find yourself needing it.